The School of Good Juju

Happy Monday, Alchemist

Get ready for some more learning today! The beauty of this work, practices and traditions within the realm of spirituality, is that we learn so much cross-culturally. We learn about history, our ancestors and we’re inspired to continue healing for the sake of true lineage (ALL).

On this episode I got to chat with Angela Smith, founder of The Zen Dragonfly, and School of Good Juju. Angela is a Spiritual Doula, devoted to nurturing deep healing in men and women through therapeutic yoga, reiki, meditation, and life coaching. She also teaches the power of Black Folk Traditions, which you’ll learn more about in our discussion.

Angela facilitates healing circles, private and group classes for ritual, ceremony, reiki and crystal reiki, to assist others in becoming empowered healers. Angela lives in Milwaukee, WI, in a 1897 well-loved and infused with magick home. Learn more about her work at http://www.thezendragonfly.com

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Growing in Reiki

Happy Monday, Alchemist!

Beyond a technique, Reiki is an energy, the expression of life force that animates all living things. Once you become aware of this essence that IS, what begins to happen to you and your life experience?

Ifetayo White, founder of The Lowcountry School of Reiki, joins us today to share her beautiful experiences of growing in, through and with Reiki.

Ifetayo graduated from Howard University in 1967, and after working as a Russian translator, and for a non-partisan office in the U.S. House of Representatives, her heart compelled her to offer touch healing. Subsequently she became certified in reflexology, Jin Shin Do Acupressure and eventually massage therapy, all the while continuing to study meditation practices, intuitive development, metaphysics, world religions, and traditional spiritual and shamanic practices.

In 1995 Ifetayo became attuned Reiki I and II; and was initiated as a Usui Reiki Master Teacher in 1999. In February 2020 she was attuned Shinpiden Reiki III by Frans Steine of the International House of Reiki. Ifetayo has continued to share sessions in-person and remotely, and teach and nurture students since her first attunements almost 30 years ago. She also continues to facilitated numerous Reiki in-person and virtual workshops and healing retreats. The Reiki BE Membership Community on Patreon is her newest offering the greater Reiki community. Ifetayo is currently working on a book in collaboration with contributions from the diverse community of Reiki Master Teachers. Learn more about her work at http://IfetayoWhite.co

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Reiki for BIPOC

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Today you will meet the founder of One People Toronto, Sheena Ewan. We discuss the benefits and necessity of healing spaces for BIPOC, even within the Reiki community. In 2019, Sheena was guided by her Ancestors to open OnePeopleTO, Toronto's Decolonizing Wellness & Spiritual Sanctuary to address the economic and racial disparities in wellness options and non-denominational spirituality: http://onepeopleto.ca . In 2020, after completing a Post-Integration Training with Fluence Psychedelic Training, Sheena began trip-sitting, guiding psychedelic ceremonies, and working with other organizations to bring an inter-sectional lens to psychedelic medicine.

Sheena has worked in a university setting for almost a decade where she has been invited to facilitate workshops on Reiki and mindfulness for students, staff, and faculty. Sheena speaks on Reiki, spirituality, faith, trust, and psychedelic medicine from a healing perspective, as well as processing tools and techniques like reiki, astrology, and creativity at national and international speaking events, conferences, and retreats.

By actively healing her own incestual and racial trauma, Sheena is skilled at holding space for those who are moving through their own transformation. She encourages clients to take healing into their hands by becoming an expert in their own mental/emotional & physical bodies to foster an empowered relationship with traditional healthcare models. This often means exploring and honoring their inner life and past experiences to build resilience and redefine the lens through which they see the world.

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Reiki and Communication

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There’s a lot of talk and focused healing on throat chakra energy. Many people find themselves exploring challenges around how and what they say or avoid expressing. The reason this is so important is because our communication impacts every aspect of life and reveals a lot about our relationships to ourselves.

Today you will meet Roberta Ndlela. She will help you understand how interactions in your childhood point to how you communicate today. You will also learn ways to communicate more effectively, which is in direct correlation with your self-healing work. Roberta spent several years teaching English in South Korea, and now resides in Chicago, where she hosts the Speaking and Communicating Podcast. She is also a Public Speaking Coach and mentors clients in finding their authentic voice. Learn more about Roberta and her work at http://instagram.com/coachandspeaker or join her FB group, Eloquent Speakers Club.

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Inner-Child Healing and Reiki

We are on a roll, alchemist!

Today you will learn so much about the power and necessity of inner-child healing. Our guest, Keachia Bowers, is a Reiki-Master and Inner-Child Healing Guide, who will touch on topics like: anxious attachments, the abandonment wound and trauma bonds. This episode will illuminate so much for you; for those parenting and all who choose to come forward as healers.

Keachia is beautifully vulnerable in sharing her story, which you’ll learn has taught her that everything is a tool for healing…and why she used to believe that she couldn’t afford not to be liked. Keachia was called to Reiki after the passing of her father, and because of her experiences, she found that becoming a clearer, conscious channel also supported her mediumship work. Believe me, there’s a lot covered in this conversation that will leave you inspired to embrace your own healing with more reverence!

Keachia Makeba Bowers is the Founder of Movements for Change, LLC where she transforms lives one soul at a time. In 2014 Keachia had a vision of bringing emotional wellness to the world. This vision transformed into serving thousands from Ghana, West Africa to Jamaica and within the United States. Keachia operates an online healing sanctuary where souls from all over the globe come to her for emotional healing. Many recovering from childhood trauma, inner child pain, self-identity struggles and much more. Learn more about her work at http://mymovementsforchange.com and http://instagram.com/movements_for_ch... Healing the Mother Wound Inner-Child Healing (four-week virtual course) Inner-Child Healing, Personal Guidance (eight-week package) Transformation Sessions

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Recognizing Your Intuition as Power

Buckle up for this conversation. We are going deep and expansive about why your intuitive recognition is important and powerful. Well, that’s part of the conversation. We’re all learning today!

Tonya Gonzalez, voted #3 psychic in the world, now holds space as a Spiritual Counselor, Bibliotherapist and Reiki-Master. Her “She Knows” mentoring program supports clients, globally, and her offerings will extend into Royal Reset Retreats next year. Tonya left her job as a Librarian in 2003 to share healing as a Kripalu certified Yoga Instructor. Since becoming a licensed Spiritual Counselor in 2007, she has turned her love of tarot cards and feminine spirituality into an international spiritual entrepreneurship. Today, Tonya continues to serve as a Healer, Teacher, Spiritual Entrepreneur and Speaker. She also writes and teaches others to empower themselves by “Writing Through Wounds”. Her courses inspire and instruct with practical daily ways to heal, respect and love thyself. Tonya believes, “by allowing our natural gifts and talents to emerge, we can truly allow ourselves to shine.” Learn more about Tonya and her work at https://tarotlifecoach.com/ and follow her on IG @theblackpsychiclibraian

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Infusing Crystal Craft with Reiki

Do you love crystals? Whether you work with them or not, there's always so much to learn about the energy of crystals and how we can incorporate these beauties into our everyday lives. On this episode you'll meet and learn from Lani Woo. I was fortunate to see her presentation on crystal craft and crystal grids last year. I was so impressed and inspired by what she shared that I had to ask her to come share with YOU, here on Reiki Radio!

Lani Woo is an initiated priestess of Oshun and a highly intuitive healer who specializes in Usui Reiki healing. Her road started in Richmond, Virginia and led her on a path to Urban and Regional Planning. Her journey continued to South Florida, where she discovered that she possessed a spiritual and healing component that was totally missing and very much needed from her technical day work. She ventured out to pursue her spiritual inklings and was led to the Usui tradition of Reiki. Lani has practiced and taught Reiki for eight years in South Florida, adding some other modalities, such as crystal healing, crystal grids and crystal divination. She enjoys incorporating new techniques of Reiki into every part of her life. To learn more about Lani and her work, visit http://reikibylaniwoo.com and follow her on IG @reikibylaniwoo

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Reiki, Representation and Creation

This conversation highlights why representation matters, the power of touch, dismantling the stigmas around counseling and acknowledging when we need help! I'm always amazed and thankful to hear stories of what led people into this work. Not only is it inspiring, but also reminds us that we're not the only ones seeking a return to grace, love and understanding. Our stories also amplify the generosity and compassion of spirit that seeks to support others.

Today's guest shares a gorgeous story, blending art and Reiki as lineages of healing. Kianga Jinaki is a fiber-artist who creates quilts, dolls and mixed-media works that honor Black life and culture. Her works have been been exhibited both nationally and internationally since 1991. Ms Jinaki is a 2022 recipient of the Artist Innovation Fellowship presented by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach county Florida. A teaching artist, Kianga has has worked with The Norton Museum, Spady Museum, the African American Resource Library & Cultural Center, Palm Beach & Broward county library systems providing artistic/cultural programs for the communities they serve. One of her greatest joys as an artist is working with community members to tap into their own creative rhythm. I had the pleasure of meeting Kianga during last year's annual Melanated Reiki Healers Conference. To learn more about her work, be sure to visit http://kiangaart.com and follow her on IG @kiangaart_gallery

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